As someone in my twenties, I would often just like to be 100% sure what God wants me to do next, and how it will map out. God does give me some directions, sure, but I wish it would all be clearer sometimes. (And I admit I should follow the directions I do believe He gives me better!)

Still, faith isn’t always a clear road map. I always thought it was. It would be easier that way. It would be nice. It would be clear-cut, but then, probably, it wouldn’t be faith. It would be rather easy and well-defined. God called Abraham to leave his country – and never told him where. The idea that God would constantly tell me exactly which step to take does not map with how he worked in the life of Abraham.

Still, faith isn’t always a clear road map. I always thought it was. It would be easier that way. It would be nice. It would be clear-cut, but then, probably, it wouldn’t be faith.

Then there was Noah, who was told to build a ship. He got an exact map, or plan from God for that, so it does happen. Maybe God works in different ways with different people. But even with Noah, it didn’t make sense from a human perspective. It had never rained before in Noah’s time, so this was strange. And it took him a long time to build the ship, and it was a long time before the flood came. So this took a lot of perseverance.
And then we have Moses, who got his calling when he was 80, after seemingly wondering around aimlessly for years.

So why, at 27, do I expect that God would give me an exact road map for my life? It would be convenient though.

Very.

Additionally, God gives us space. Space to make decisions. I always thought there was one way to serve God. God has a plan for my life. But is that the kind of plan where the exact ice-cream flavour one eats on a summer afternoon in May is appointed by God? Does this mean that in the morning, I need to consult God about my exact attire? And does this plan also include the precise amount of seconds to brush my teeth? I should hope not, even though I have rather compulsive ways of thinking and approaching His plan. When God told Adam to name the animals, He did not tell him how to name them. There is space for our choices too.

Now I’m not denying God calls people, and He can call me and you.

But perhaps we should approach God’s plan with a whole lot less compulsion, and more faith that He will map the journey out as we take steps into the dark unknown.

Let’s trust and move!